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->"''Looked like sort of a big turtle... in a trenchcoat.''"-->-- '''Taxi driver''', ''Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles: TheMovie''

An "evil" character, a FilmNoir character, or otherwise [[WeirdnessCensor out-of-the-ordinary character]], can always be identified (by the observant audience anyway) by the fact that he wears a concealing trenchcoat, fedora and occasionally dark glasses that are in no way seen as suspicious by any passers-by.

Not to be confused with BadassLongcoat or TrenchcoatBrigade. Lawmen or vigilantes wearing these do not count unless they are deliberately trying to avoid notice.

This one started out as TruthInTelevision. From the late 1930s to late 1950s, a trenchcoat and fedora were the standard outerwear for a man who was neither upper-class nor extreme lower-class. Consequently, they were the natural choice for spies, detectives and anyone wanting to blend in with the added bonus of easily concealing weapons. But as this style fell out of fashion with the general public, it came to be exclusively associated with said spies and detectives, whose continued use of this fashion would [[RevealingCoverup make them more conspicuous]] [[BystanderSyndrome if anyone]] [[FailedASpotCheck were paying attention]].

Thus, whether this is [[WigDressAccent perfectly plausible disguise]] or a PaperThinDisguise depends largely on the medium and the setting of the story. And the weather.

Very useful when [[TotemPoleTrench two kids stand on top of each other's shoulders and pretend to be an adult]].

With all the concern with terrorists and flashers, this is likely on its way to becoming a DeadHorseTrope.

TheOtherWiki also explored this trope in [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trench_coats_in_popular_culture its own page]].

----!Examples:

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[[folder:Anime & Manga]]* ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'': The Team Rocket trio have started doing this in the Unova saga. They most likely switched from a PaperThinDisguise to this now that they're [[spoiler:more competent.]]** A Nurse Joy that worked for the Pokemon League Inspection Agency also did this in the episode "Showdown at Dark City," as she went undercover with a trench coat, fedora, sunglasses and a scarf over her face. (She even attempted to drink her tea through the scarf!)* In retrospect, Kotomi's handler in ''VisualNovel/{{Clannad}}'' probably shouldn't have chosen this as his everyday clothing, since it made practically everyone think that he's a bad guy and generally made him look really, really suspicious.* Trenchcoat and sunglasses was the disguise [[AntiVillain Shamal]] went for in ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaAs'' when she was spying on the heroines. She was immediately recognized by the first person who knew her.* Heroic example in the first chapter of ''MuhyoAndRoji'', Roji (who also thinks [[MobileShrubbery mobile pottery]] is an effective stealth tactic) wears a trenchcoat and he and Muhyo wear sunglasses while staking out a client in order to locate the ghost of one of her dead friends. Muhyo notices that they "stick out like sore thumbs."* ''Manga/DetectiveConan'' has members of the Black Organization frequently showing up in conspicuously sinister black trenchcoats.* This style of dress creates some humorous confusion in an episode of ''Anime/DarkerThanBlack''. The character [[CluelessDetective Guy Kurosawa]] [[WrongGenreSavvy apes hardboiled detective tropes]], and as such, wears the full "costume" of a PrivateDetective, including a trenchcoat. In the same episode, there is a Contractor who is an industrial spy and who has the same style of dress. [[SatchelSwitcheroo Kurosawa accidentally takes the Contractor's trenchcoat, thinking that it's his own]]. HilarityEnsues.* Spy D in ''Anime/ProjectAKo'' wore this outfit at least until the big reveal of... her... gender...** ''All'' the spies in the second ''Project A-Ko'' OAV wore the same outfit -- a white suit, white fedora and sunglasses. Nobody seemed to notice, though the spies seemed able to pick out [[UsefulNotes/ColdWar who was CIA and who was KGB]]* ''RecorderAndRandsell'': Atsushi's trenchcoat gets him mistaken for either an exhibitionist or a pedophile a lot.[[/folder]]

[[folder:Comic Books]]* Mostly in older comic books. Many a {{supervillain}} wears this over their costume to gain access to the City Bank.* Ben Grimm, [[ComicBook/FantasticFour The Thing]], in [[TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks the Silver Age]], would routinely put on a trenchcoat and fedora, which was sufficient to disguise being an orange rock monster. Later comics justify this by presenting it more as a matter of self-consciousness - the disguise doesn't really work ''that'' well, but it makes Ben feel more comfortable when stepping outside. Also, everyone on Yancy Street loves the big lug so much they just go along with it.* In one issue of ''ComicBook/FantasticFour'', when the FF testify at a congressional hearing, a bunch of mentally-manipulated D-grade villains enter the room, dressed in trenchcoats and hats, and attack them.* Hilariously, ComicBook/IronMan used this disguise once in an early adventure, in about the most implausible scenario one can imagine for maintaining this ruse. Clad in his original, bulky grey armor, his trenchcoat-and-fedora disguise is evidently sufficient to elude all suspicion while travelling to Asia to take on the Mandarin ''on a commercial airline flight from New York''! He opens the door and bails out of the plane over China. (Admittedly, this was before Iron Man's armor was shown as capable of long-range flight, but you'd think Tony Stark would own an airplane or two, at least.)* [[ComicBook/SubMariner Namor, the Sub-Mariner]], liked to wear these, both as villain and hero. Even more conspicuous for his taste in high quality fabric and tailoring.* The ComicBook/SilverSurfer also manages to look less conspicuous with the trenchcoat-and-hat look.* In ''[[Comicbook/{{X-Men}} Uncanny X-Men]]'' #111, the new furry Beast uses this disguise to enter a crowded carnival. Jean Grey lampshades how strange his outfit looks.* A ''ComicBook/CivilWar'' tie-in issue of ''[[ComicBook/SpiderMan Sensational Spider-Man]]'' features a story where both The Chameleon and Electro are dressed in a trenchcoat and fedora stalking Mark Raxton's son at a little league game full of children and their parents, in the heat of the summer and no-one seems at all concerned or suspicious. Made especially "wha?" when you consider that the Chameleon's whole hat is incredibly effective disguises.* Almost every main character in Creator/FrankMiller's ''ComicBook/SinCity'' dons a trench coat at some point. Marv especially likes them and often takes them off of the bad guys he kills. Usually, they are packing guns, spying, sneaking around, or otherwise being conspicuous.** Makes sense, mind you, as the climate of Basin City is driven entirely by dramatic convenience. The winds blow cold and hard to keep all those long coats billowing dramatically, and the slick blackness of the asphalt is reliably maintained by constant rain.* In ''ComicBook/TheDesertPeach'', a Gefeldtpolizei casing a Parisian cafe apparently thought he counted as "plainclothes" despite wearing his usual coat and hat, because he was ''walking a poodle at the same time''. This was what convinced Rosen the place was under surveillance. ("No one but a Gefepo would think walking a poodle automatically makes you French!")* Even ''Franchise/{{Godzilla}}'' used this trope once, in Marvel's licensed series. To evade pursuers, the [[BrattyHalfPint Kenny]] of this series dresses the temporarily-shrunken Godzilla in a hat and trenchcoat. Admittedly, it only works for about two minutes, at night, but it was enough to fool two criminals, who attempt to mug Godzilla (yeah, that goes about as well as you'd expect.)[[note]]''Godzilla, King of the Monsters'' #19 (1978)[[/note]]* Every version of ''Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'' utilizes this to let the turtles walk the city. No one will ever notice that you are a large green turtle if you wear a trenchcoat and a hat!* In an issue of ''JusticeLeagueOfAmerica'' where four of the heroes are [[CowboyEpisode are transported back to the old West]], TheFlash is first seen in a saloon wearing a duster and a Stetson over his distinctive scarlet costume.* Parodied in ''ComicBook/{{Cattivik}}'' when Superpip (a spoof of Super Man) dons himself in one to buy some porn in disguise, claiming that no one will recognize him. In the very same panel, a kid from the other side of the street asks his father "Why is Superpip wearing a trenchcoat?".[[/folder]]

[[folder:Fan Fiction]]* The ''SailorMoonExpanded'' FanVerse has two examples of this trope:** Magnesite the alien/youma, a fanfiction creation of one of Beryl's generals from the first Sailor Moon season, becomes so enamored of HumphreyBogart movies that when he is imprisoned he keeps reviewing them in his mind to avoid [[FateWorseThanDeath death by boredom]]. The result several hundred years later is a person who uncontrollably acts like the Bogey, spending his (unlife) trying to bring private detective work and noir to sparkling-white Crystal Tokyo. His trenchcoat is his trademark, something all the Senshi know.** Ferrite, also a fanfiction creation, is a cursed human from the Silver Millennium who keeps being reincarnated throughout history until he finally meets up with the Sailors in ''Anime/SailorMoon.'' His former Guardian powers change into a trenchcoat with infinite pockets, the ability to throw yellow roses from the trenchcoat similar to Tuxedo Mask, and he uses an ancient blunderbuss that can kill with one shot. Ferrite's alter ego calls himself Trenchcoat Mask in the modern day.[[/folder]]

[[folder:Films -- Animated]]* ''WesternAnimation/{{Megamind}}'': Megamind's Brain Bot's hide under a trench coat and fedora in a crowd during the opening. It is bookended in the conclusion when we see [[spoiler: Metro Man]] using the same tactic.[[/folder]]

[[folder:Films -- Live-Action]]* ''Film/NeverSayNeverAgain:'' Lampshaded by Film/JamesBond, when Nigel Small-Fawcett is yelling Bond's name to attract his attention, then acts furtively when talking to Bond. The fact Nigel is played by Series/MrBean [[HilariousInHindsight makes it funnier]].-->'''Nigel Small-Fawcett:''' ''(yelling)'' Mr Bond! I say Mr Bond! Nigel Small-Fawcett British Embassy Nassau."-->'''James Bond:''' Nice to meet you Nigel.-->'''Nigel Small-Fawcett:''' Sorry I'm late but as your one of these undercover jollies I took the precaution of not being followed.-->'''James Bond:''' And that's why you shouted my name across a harbor?-->'''Nigel Small-Fawcett:''' Oh god did I? Oh I'm sorry! Damm! Damm! Sorry I'm rather new to all this!* In ''Film/X2XMenUnited'', Nightcrawler uses a trenchcoat, cap and dark glasses to sneak into the White House. It does help that he can teleport past any checkpoint.* ''Film/SpiderMan2:'' Doc Ock walks into a bank using this technique. It actually made sense though, as a trench coat would be about the only way to hide his mechanical arms and maintain the element of surprise.* ''Franchise//TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'':** The first ''Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'' movie. Lampshaded.** And again in [[Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles the 2014 movie]]. The new designs for the Turtles makes the attempt even ''more'' conspicuous.* Judge Doom from ''Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit'' wears a trenchcoat and fedora with sunglasses and a rubber mask, to hide the fact that [[spoiler:he is actually a Toon himself]].** Roger Rabbit tries the same thing in ''WhoCensoredRogerRabbit'', the book the movie is based on. Of course, 'toon sensibilities of "discreet" tend to differ greatly from the human norm...* The ''Franchise/{{Highlander}}'' universe has heroes who walk around in [[{{Hammerspace}} Trenchcoats of Holding]] that hide their very large swords.* The aliens in ''Film/SpaceJam'' employ this technique. The wife from EverybodyLovesRaymond is [[OnlySaneMan the only one to notice]] because [[TheSimpsons Homer's]] too busy watching the game.* Used as a VisualPun in ''Mel Brooks' Film/SilentMovie''. The title cards announce an upcoming Sneak Preview of Mel Funn's film. Cut to the theater, and the entire audience is sneaking in, dressed in trenchcoats and fedoras.* Used by WrongGenreSavvy hero Woody in the Disney film ''Film/{{Condorman}}'' after he persuades his friend Harry to let him go on a CIA courier mission despite the fact that he's a comic book writer, not a spy. HilarityEnsues.* ''Film/{{Knowing}}'' features the creepy Trenchcoat duo, who follow around the kids. Nothing suspicious about that...* ''Film/BackToTheFuturePartII'' gets a quick shot in at this. Doc and Marty arrive in the past trying to keep Biff from getting the sports almanac, Doc hands Marty some age-appropriate money saying, "Get yourself some fifties clothes." As Marty runs off, he screams, "Something inconspicuous!" Cut to Marty wearing a leather jacket, fedora, and sunglasses. Never mind that this makes him look more like a Michael Jackson impersonator than anything else.* ''Film/BatmanTheMovie'': During the opening credits we see a man in long trenchcoat and face concealing fedora running down a dark alley. [[ColorCodedForYourConvenience The shot is tinted green so that we know he's supposed to be a bad guy.]]* ''Film/ThreeDaysOfTheCondor'': G. Joubert finds himself rather guilty of this trope.* ''Film/TheTigerMakesOut'': Creator/EliWallach's character, preparing his campaign to disrupt the indifferent, sheeplike world around him, picks up a trenchcoat and fedora at a pawn shop. As the owner anxiously watches him suiting up, he points out that he has a sawed-off shotgun for sale.* Rodney Skinner, the InvisibleStreaker from ''Film/TheLeagueOfExtraordinaryGentlemen'', wears a black ankle-length trenchcoat, a matching fedora, and pince-nez sunglasses. The conspicuous part comes in when he doesn't put on his greasepaint makeup, and thus the ensemble appears to be floating along all by itself.* ''Film/TheGarbagePailKidsMovie''. {{Lampshaded}} by WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic:-->"''How come in movies no one can ever see past a trenchcoat and a fedora hat? Is it like [[ClarkKenting Clark Kent's hypnotizing glasses]] or something? Do they just make people stupider?''* ''Film/LeSamourai'': The main character's choice of unsuspicious-looking clothes is a trenchcoat and fedora. It makes sense in the setting, but even if it didn't, RuleOfCool would turn this trope into something more like a BadassLongcoat situation.[[/folder]]

[[folder:Literature]]* Creator/HGWells' [[Literature/TheInvisibleMan Invisible Man]] favors this kind of appearance aid. May be the TropeMaker.* There's a medieval parody of this in the Creator/TerryPratchett book ''Discworld/GoingPostal''- one of the main antagonist's less reliable partners gets drunk one night and comes to unburden himself to the Big Bad. Upon the partner's arrival, the villain's servant asks something like "May I take your highly conspicuous hooded cloak, sir?"* One of GeronimoStilton's old friends is described as always wearing a trenchcoat and dark glasses; quite naturally, he's a [[OvertOperative secret agent]]. Oddly, Geronimo reveals that his friend has always worn a trenchcoat and dark glasses since the first grade.* The ducks in St. James's Park in ''Literature/GoodOmens'' have gotten very good at identifying the many, many secret agents who meet there by their conspicuous "disguises."-->"The ducks in St James's Park are so used to being fed bread by secret agents meeting clandestinely that they have developed their own Pavlovian reaction. Put a St James's Park duck in a laboratory cage and show it a picture of two men -- one usually wearing a coat with a fur collar, the other something sombre with a scarf -- and it'll look up expectantly."* Discussed in ''[[ASeriesofUnfortunateEvents Lemony Snicket: The Unauthorized Autobiography]]''. After giving a lengthy description of the contents of the VFD disguise kit, the narrator mentions that the only piece they haven't figured out how to use in a disguise is the medium length beige trenchcoat.* {{Lampshaded}} in ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles''. Harry is often wearing his long leather duster, and notes that it makes him look odd and conspicuous, especially when he wears it in the summer. Of course, his leather duster is enchanted to withstand magical and ballistic assaults, so when he's on a case (and thus runs the risk of someone trying to shoot him), he's going to wear the damn thing even if it's 95 degrees out.* In the non-fiction book ''The Cuckoo's Egg'', Clifford Stoll worries that people at Berkley will realise he's meeting with the notorious Central Intelligence Agency (about a hacker involved in espionage) due to their conspicuous trenchcoats. When the CIA do turn up, his colleagues instead think they're IBM salesmen due to their conspicuous suits and ties.[[/folder]]

[[folder:Live-Action TV]]* ''Radio/OurMissBrooks'': When Miss Brooks attempts to track down a missing postman in the episode ''Postage Due'', she uses a trenchcoat to dress for the part.* When Susan on ''Series/DesperateHousewives'' tries to be sneaky, she wears a trenchcoat, hat and sunglasses. This prompted one reviewer on TelevisionWithoutPity to ask, "What, no rubber nose and attached 'stache?"* ''KidsIncorporated'': "The Bully" - After angering a local bully, the Kid sneaks into the P*lace wearing a trenchcoat and fedora, which effectively hides him in a crowd whose median age is 13.** [[RecycledScript Recycled]] five years later, only this time, it's newcomer Robin sporting the trenchcoat for the same reason.* ''Series/{{Chuck}} vs. The Third Dimension'' A man in a dark trenchcoat, hat and dark glasses carrying a suspicious package plants a bomb in the [=BuyMore=]. Chuck is the only one to notice that this is an odd way to dress in a Burbank summer.** Somewhat toying with the trope is at the end of the episode, the bomber tries again at a crowded concert, only this time he's paid several people to dress in matching trenchcoats to lure Sarah and Casey while he wanders around undetected in a business suit.* Ze Resistance from ''Series/AlloAllo'' all wore a conspicuous macintosh and beret combo.* ''Series/{{Buffy|The Vampire Slayer}}''. When Giles suggests Buffy tail someone in "I Robot, You Jane", she sarcastically replies, "What, in dark glasses and a trenchcoat?" GilliganCut to Buffy following Dave in a [[SoMuchForStealth trendy short trenchcoat and pink-framed sunglasses]].** Angel and Spike sometimes hide underneath their trenchcoats so they can walk around in the sun.** Lampshaded when doing a HostageForMacGuffin trade. The BigBad jokes about how cliched it is, and says they should all be wearing trenchcoats.* Lampshaded on ''Series/{{Angel}}'' where Gwen immediately spots her secret informant by the fact that he's the only person in LA wearing a trenchcoat.* Subverted in the ''Series/{{NCIS}}'' season six two parter, "Cloak and Dagger". The pickup man for an espionage operation shows up as pictured above, and is instantly made. However, his inept attempt at being inconspicuous [[spoiler:manages to help convince them that he was an innocent pawn rather than the mastermind behind the operation.]]* Dom Joly had a few sketches that involved trenchcoat-and-fedora wearing "spies" in ''Series/TriggerHappyTV'', whether it was spouting [[SpySpeak generic spy code phrases]] at unsuspecting members of the public, or watching ordinary people while pretending to read the paper, complete with [[PaperThinDisguise extremely obvious eyeholes]].* The villain in the LiveActionAdaptation [[TheMovie Movie]] ''Film/Ben10AlienSwarm'' seems to admire this attire.* Played with in ''{{Series/Spaced}}'' when Tim accidentally runs into a man dressed like this, who tells him to watch where he's going. Tim says that he's not used to an evil, suspicious looking man wandering around, prompting the man to say [[MostDefinitelyNotAVillain "What makes you think I'm evil and suspicious looking?"]]* When ''Series/{{Dexter}}'' is training [[spoiler: Miguel]] in how to murder people, he notes that he told him to be inconspicuous. Instead he "turns up looking like the Unabomber" (with baseball cap, black sweater and sunglasses), especially conspicuous since they're in a casino at the time. In contrast, Dexter always wears a beige sweater and pants when on the hunt.* [[Series/DegrassiJuniorHigh When Joey Snake and Wheels]] try to use a fake ID to buy beer they try putting a trench coat on Snake the tallest of the three in an attempt to make him look older. It fails partially due to the ID being especially fake but mostly due to the fact that they were only fourteen and while they were closer to the legal drinking age of 18 at the time it was still quite a stretch.* Lampshaded on ''Series/YesMinister'' when Bernard, after saying too much to the press, attempted to sneak past reporters in a trenchcoat, hat, and shades. On the hottest day of the year, according to the novelisation. Needless to say, the press were very interested in this strange man entering a government building.* Used a lot by Sylar in season one of ''Series/{{Heroes}}'', though Sylar wore a baseball cap instead of a fedora.[[/folder]]

[[folder:Music]]* In the video for Music/GoldenEarring's "Twilight Zone", the protagonist is stalked by spies who also sing backup vocals. You can tell they're spies, because they're in trenchcoats, fedoras and dark glasses.[[/folder]]

[[folder:Pinball]]* ''Pinball/SecretService'' has a road sign that reads "Eat At Joe's", with "Joe" wearing a trenchcoat, fedora, and dark glasses. Justified in that the game is an IndecisiveParody of SpyFiction set in a CityOfSpies.[[/folder]]

[[folder:Radio]]* ''Radio/AdventuresInOdyssey'': In "Heatwave" Jack tries to follow the "mystery kid" for the better part of the episode, but Mr. Watson points out that rather than appearing casual,he in fact really sticks out because of the trenchcoat that he's wearing in the middle of a heat wave.[[/folder]]

[[folder:Video Games]]* The G-Men in the MilkmanConspiracy level of ''VideoGame/{{Psychonauts}}''.* In LiberalCrimeSquad, Trenchcoats are both "stealthy" gear (meaning who wears them tries to hide instead of disguise as the enemies when infiltrating) and the only type of clothes large enough to conceal mid-sized weapons like a shotgun or light machinegun.* In the Eastern Europe level of ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid4'', Snake dons a trench coat and [[LatexPerfection face camo]] to get past [[PrivateMilitaryContractors Raven Sword's]] station check point. In a subversion, his face is immediately added to the PMC's blacklist, rendering that disguise useless. This is played even straighter if you notice someone (later revealed to be Scarabs) in a trench coat and hat following Snake, who immediately disappears every time you investigate.** His facial disguise was not the greatest, it must be said, since it was simply a de-aged version of his own face. At least he took off the bandanna... [[spoiler:However if he dons a different face camo (Drebin, the Colonel, etc), carries no weapons, and lets the guards pat him down, [[TheDevTeamThinksOfEverything the guards white list him as a non-threat and proceed to ignore him]].]]* CarmenSandiego not only wears a trenchcoat and fedora, but a ''fire engine red trenchcoat and fedora''. On the other hand, she is motivated by showing off.** [[spoiler:She takes advantage of the inconspicuousness by somehow arranging other non-criminal women in trenchcoats to visit the area near ACME Headquarter so that she could more easily rob it.]]* The Spy in ''ChipsChallenge'', who steals all your tools if you run into him, wears sunglasses with a blue fedora and trenchcoat.* The cyborg agents of ''VideoGame/{{Syndicate}}'', who can [[{{Hammerspace}} hide an arsenal]] of artillery-level weaponry in their coats.* The graphical report for the success of certain espionage or sabotage missions in ''[[SpaceEmpires Space Empires IV]]'' shows an ''alien'' [[http://wiki.spaceempires.net/index.php/Image:IntelSabotageByUs.png wearing a trenchcoat and fedora]].* Veronica from ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas'' wears a thick, hooded cloak. It would work as a disguise in a fantasy game, but it's pointless in a sci-fi. Set in a desert. And people still recognise her.** In her defence, she doesn't seem to be ''trying'' to disguise herself, and there is precedent for people walking around with thick, hooded cloaks in the [[VideoGame/{{Fallout1}} neighbouring]] [[VideoGame/{{Fallout2}} region]].** Also, in Fallout 2 Goris wears a large brown cloak to disguise the fact that he is a giant iguana mutant thing.* Albert Wesker of ''Franchise/ResidentEvil'' fame dons a trenchcoat in the fifth game of the series. But by then he's far less "conspicuous" and more of a darwinistic CardCarryingVillain.* ''VideoGame/DeusEx'''s J.C. Denton wears a blue trenchcoat everywhere, as does his brother Paul. Villain Walton Simmons wears a black one. Of course, this makes some sense for missions where he's walking the streets, as many civilian {{NPC}}s are wearing them as well (they seem to have made a bit of a comeback in 2052), but you'd think he'd choose something less conspicuous when infiltrating an enemy base. Lampshaded by Agent Navarre.** ''VideoGame/DeusExHumanRevolution'''s Adam Jensen wears an [[{{BadAssLongcoat}} awesome black leather longcoat]] with a [[{{RealMenWearPink}} cool-looking floral print on the shoulders]], but unlike J.C. he doesn't have any justification for it - nobody else wears one. At least he takes it off when on serious infiltration missions in favor of a sleeveless combat vest.->'''Navarre:''' "The mission will require us to do more than frighten the NSF with our baggy coats that make us look bigger than we really are."* The protagonist of ''VideoGame/WatchDogs'', wears a brown leather longcoat that actually looks more {{Hipster}}-ish than retro per se, and is also justified by the action taking place in TheWindyCity in the autumn. It's still kind of easily recognisable for a VigilanteMan who's got the cops ''and'' the Mob gunning for him, though.[[/folder]]

[[folder:Web Comics]]* ''Webcomic/{{MAG ISA}}'' -- We got [[http://mag-isa.thecomicseries.com/comics/pl/119696 four]] [[http://mag-isa.thecomicseries.com/comics/292 people]] with [[http://mag-isa.thecomicseries.com/comics/pl/119693 guns]] and [[http://mag-isa.thecomicseries.com/comics/pl/119677 trenchcoats]] enter a school. It seems nobody even noticed them. Otherwise, don't you think the cops should be called to stop them before they do a shooting rampage?* ''Webcomic/SchlockMercenary'': [[http://www.schlockmercenary.com/d/20010108.html Somewhere far, far short of "inconspicuous", you may be lucky to find trenchcoats of "incongruity", and dark sunglasses of "incompetency". Our heroes found them on their first attempt.]]* While Trudy of ''Webcomic/GeneralProtectionFault'' was making anonymous calls to Clifford Myers of FunnyFarm in a crossover, she wore a trenchcoat to disguise herself, the brand name of which {{lampshade}}s this. Oddly enough, The German, an expert at impersonating people who works for [[FunWithAcronyms CRUDE]], uses this in his first appearance while stalking Sharon and Craig.* Addressed in [[http://tcow.comicgenesis.com/d/20010921.html this comic]] of ''Webcomic/TheCallOfWhatever''.* Used in ''Webcomic/TheWotch'' [[http://www.thewotch.com/?epDate=2008-03-11 here]].* ''Webcomic/SluggyFreelance'': Agent Hong mistakenly sees this trope (minus the fedora) in the chapter "Aylee". "You have a surveillance photo from the military jet showing this guy leaving the scene where radar had tracked the entity moments before. You can't tell what he's carrying. You can't even tell it's a he. A long blond wig and a trenchcoat in a grainy photo? It could be anyone!" ...Except that it's Riff, who always looks like that, rather than here being in disguise. And they can't even see he's also got sunglasses.* Grace of ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'', was introduced wearing a trenchcoat ...and nothing else.[[/folder]]

[[folder:Web Original]]* [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Burger_King_Ad.jpg This Ad]] for Burger King.* WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic's [[http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/thatguywiththeglasses/nostalgia-critic/2685-godzilla-1998 review]] of ''Film/{{Godzilla 1998}}'' poked fun at how easy it for Zilla to hide in UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity by cutting to a picture of the monster wearing a trenchcoat and dark glasses. No one seems to notice the six ton behemoth when he's wearing that![[/folder]]

[[folder:Western Animation]]* As a Cold War satire, ''RockyAndBullwinkle'' has numerous coat/fedora/glasses examples.* Many a colorful villain in ''WesternAnimation/{{Ben 10}}''. Even more odd since it's the [[ItsAlwaysSpring middle of the summer]].* Green Goblin in ''TheSpectacularSpiderMan'' episode "Subtext", while trying to avoid suspicion, wears a trenchcoat over his purple-and-green costume.* One of the ''WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}}'', Broadway, wore a trenchcoat and fedora when playing detective, largely because he'd been watching an old detective movie.* The ''TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'' too, on more than one occasion.* The Scorpion, unable to remove his suit, uses this as a disguise in ''SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries''.** In fact, most of the colorful villains in this series use this technique to stay under the radar.* ''BuzzLightyearOfStarCommand'' uses such a coat to disguise his colorful space suit in order to infiltrate a BadGuyBar, where everyone is dressed like this.* ''WesternAnimation/MyLifeAsATeenageRobot'' "Mama Drama"; Jenny, Brad and Sheldon follow Marty into a bank wearing trenchcoats and fedoras in an attempt to evade suspicion. Tuck tags along wearing a pink bunny mask. Their attempts at remaining hidden don't exactly evade notice.* ''LeagueOfSuperEvil'': the titular team is trying to get into a restaurant. A man who looks exactly like the team in a trenchcoat walks in, and the maitre'd lets him through. Then, per trope, comes another guy who looks exactly the same except for a slightly different visor, giving the same name. [[spoiler:And he's the actual League, wearing goggles.]]* ''CaptainPlanet'' "A Formula for Hate" ([[IneptAesop The famed AIDS awareness episode]]) Verminous Skumm wears this outfit so as to hide his rodent-esque appearance, despite the fact that he's hiding in the closet.* ''WesternAnimation/{{Wolverine And The X-Men}}'' Beast uses a hat and long gray trenchcoat to conceal his blue furry form.* ''WesternAnimation/{{X-Men}}'' has a very notable example from a fifth season episode; Mr. Sinister is seen leaving a restaurant wearing a trenchcoat, a hat, and a bandanna.* ''WesternAnimation/XMenEvolution'' Magneto employs this guise to stalk Angel.** Callisto wears one while spying on a skateboarding event, using it to go near Evan and warn him not to drink an energy drink that will poison him. Given how Callisto's hardly the most non-human-looking mutant and that she's at an event filled with wild teenagers, one has to wonder how the trenchcoat makes her less suspicious than the eyepatch she wears.* In ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond'', Bruce Wayne uses this to hide his [[PoweredArmor BatMech]] while rescuing Terry.* On an episode of ''WesternAnimation/PoundPuppies2010'', Niblet and Lucky use coats to sneak into a basketball stadium. Niblet hid three puppies (out of five that the crew is trying to get adopted) in his coat. Lucky hides the other two puppies in his coat, while Cookie hides Squirt and Strudel in her dress.* In ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold'', Helga attempted to sneak into her therapist's office wearing a trenchcoat and a fedora, only for [[VitriolicBestBuds Phoebe]] to spot her out.** This is also standard attire for the mysterious boarder MrSmith, though with a bowler derby hat. In his only major episode, Smith is seen greeting Arnold's pet pig Abner who is also dressed in a trenchcoat.** When Gerald was going to his first bike lesson from Arnold, he donned a trenchcoat and sunglasses, in addition to his bicycle helmet (since he didn't want anyone else to know he didn't know how to ride a bike.) To which Arnold tells him, "Lose the costume. You can't ride in a raincoat."* In ''WesternAnimation/TheRenAndStimpyShow'' episode "Hard Times for Haggis," the titular washed-up character sees someone disguised this way purchasing a doll of Haggis that had been gathering dust in an antique shop. Haggis follows the mysterious buyer into an alleyway and sees him rip off his disguise, revealing to be Haggis's runaway Scottie dog Whacky!* Standard attire for the spies in ''WesternAnimation/TazMania''.* In the direct-to-video ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'' movie ''[[WesternAnimation/SylvesterTheCatAndTweetyBird Tweety]]'s High-Flying Adventure'', in New York City we see a mysterious shadowy figure clad in a trenchcoat, fedora and old tennis shoes, waiting at the crosswalk. A spray of mustard from Sylvester (whom had been disguised as a hot dog man) knocks off the figure's disguise, revealing Marvin the Martian on stilts!* When [[WesternAnimation/WileECoyoteAndTheRoadRunner Wile E. Coyote]] gets hold of a Spy Kit in "Sugar and Spies", he starts wearing a black trenchcoat and hat... in the middle of the desert.* In ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'', Pinkie Pie combines this disguise with a pair of groucho glasses and [[ItMakesSenseInContext a bale of hay]] to disguise herself in ''Party Of One''. It fails to make her inconspicuous ''or'' hide her identity at all because [[WeirdnessCoupon she is]] [[CloudCuckooLander Pinkie Pie]].[[/folder]]

[[folder:Real Life]]* [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/boris.gif Boris the Burglar]], the image used in Neighborhood Watch signs is a silhouette of a man wearing a trench coat and fedora.** From a child's perspective: "Mom! That sign says 'No Cowboys!'"* From [[http://everything2.com/node/1340536 this]] ({{NSFW}}) {{Everything2}} node: "Now, as everyone who has worked an ER knows, trenchcoats are bad, especially in the summer. This trenchcoat was especially bad, since it was [[BestialityIsDepraved moving and hissing]]."* When not on stage, Malice Mizer/Moi dix Mois guitarist Mana shows mild to moderate symptoms of this. Most pictures of him in public show him with a large hat and sunglasses, combined with, at various points, large, dark scarves, tops, skirts, boots and- yes- trenchcoats. Due to his habit of AlterEgoActing, it isn't publicly known whether he dresses like this to try to avoid attention or whether he just likes the style, but it's most likely to be the latter, because his clothes do a pretty pants job at masking his identity. If anything, they make him more recognizable offstage.* Victor Suvorov, a former Soviet GRU agent, says that among the first rules they were taught was - no sunshades, no raised collars, no hands in the pockets. After all, why should they look like spies if they are not spies but Soviet Intelligence Agents?** Ironically, secret police in Hungary and other Eastern Bloc countries would wear the hat, trenchcoat and shades so that civilians would ''know'' them for what they were. * Trenchcoats, if seen in real-life and not used for obvious comedic effect, are often associated with exhibitionism or a CoatFullOfContraband.* The icon for Google Chrome's incognito mode is a guy in a trenchcoat.[[/folder]]